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post #1 of 15
9/20/07 at 12:52pm
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Really, *really* blows. That is all. :
post #2 of 15
9/20/07 at 12:58pm
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Originally Posted by L&IsMama View Post
Really, *really* blows. That is all. :
That's so very, very true. Age 5 wasn't much better but now that dd1 is almost 6 there's improvement. Still, nothing touches her at age 4. Wowsers!
post #3 of 15
9/20/07 at 2:50pm
laughup yeah, that's the truth. :
post #4 of 15
9/20/07 at 3:38pm
I'm in total agreement. They're bigger and have a larger vocabulary, but they are still as irrational and stubborn as a 2-year old. It all makes them very, very hard to deal with.
post #5 of 15
9/20/07 at 3:45pm
Amen!

Lordy, I thought for sure after the temper tantrums we all endured at age three that four HAD to be better.

My other DS is 2. I can't believe I will be doing this again soon. :
post #6 of 15
9/20/07 at 3:53pm
lol I got a call to come get my 4 yr old ds from preschool today because of his misbehaving lol.. hes always been our strong willed one an OMG I seriously thought 4 would be better.. apparently not!
post #7 of 15
9/20/07 at 4:53pm
And they talk about "Terrible 2s"! HA!

Age 4 is the 2s and 3s *multiplied*. I am finding it hard to parent my 4 year old.

I can't stop looking forward to bedtime because I'm so wiped out by the end of the day.

And bedtime is 11pm!!
post #8 of 15
9/20/07 at 5:01pm
We were lulled into thinking it would all be so easy . . . no real terrible twos to speak of, three was dreamy and then . . . . four . . . almost to the date of his birthday . . . whiny, difficult, tantrum-prone, contrary . . . . sigh . . . thankfully, it comes and goes in waves but, man, I just wasn't prepared . . .
post #9 of 15
9/20/07 at 8:51pm
I LOVE 4! My daughter is as strong willed, stubborn and difficult as they come and she has wicked temper tantrums on occassion too. But, she is also funny, creative, imaginative and able to communicate all of it! Finally I have a child who is out of babyhood and I can reason with to some degree.

It's hard at times but I wouldn't change it for the world. I do keep in mind that in the long run a strong will is really going to benefit her, even if it's getting my way now!
post #10 of 15
9/21/07 at 11:12am
: Most of the time!!! But the moments in between are AMAZING!! I love it when she tells me her baby sister "Is the best gift in the whole world." : or this morning at 4am, when she crawled into out bed and said - "Momma I love you, your the best Momma is the whole world." : A good friend of mine refer to "4" as the bipolar year.
(Two was amazing, then I though three was bad...I hope 5 isn't much worse than this.) I believe - God gives us those incredible moments - to rescue us from the brink!! SO I keep telling myself - savor them!!
post #11 of 15
9/21/07 at 9:11pm
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: Most of the time!!! But the moments in between are AMAZING!! I love it when she tells me her baby sister "Is the best gift in the whole world." : or this morning at 4am, when she crawled into out bed and said - "Momma I love you, your the best Momma is the whole world." : A good friend of mine refer to "4" as the bipolar year.
OMG this is so true. My four yo is mind-boggling one minute and wonderfully sweet the next. Like you said, the moments in between the craziness are so special. And they do say some of the funniest things at this age too!
post #12 of 15
9/21/07 at 9:15pm
4 was tough for us too. Ds was super willful and stubborn, and don't forget whiny. It seemed worse right around 4.5. I was going through chemo too, which really just exacerbated things. Now that things are calmer and he has turned 5, he is much more rational and even tempered.
post #13 of 15
9/21/07 at 10:16pm
I really needed to see this thread today. Thank you

I was also somewhat lulled by ds1's waaaay beyond his years rational clear-headedness until sometime last month when... Ummm, where's my son? OH! There he is... uh oh... gone again... Oh, he's back, sweet as honey...:
post #14 of 15
9/22/07 at 3:43am
I have titled this our "Year of Drama". One minute he is screaming that he hates me and never wants to see me again. A bit later he says, "Mommy, I have a secret to tell you." I lean down close and he whispers in my ear, "I love you so much!" The next minute he is arguing or negotiating every single request or suggestion I make. The next he is asking me to wrap him in his blanket and carry him like a baby. The next he is spraying water all over the kitchen, chasing the cat with a broom, and tantruming over needing to wear pants to the dinner table. Ain't it fun ladies! : At least we aren't alone
post #15 of 15
9/22/07 at 3:54am
You are all killing me! I'm finding 3 hard, I really was hoping at 4 it would get better.
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